Ask LeapFrog CEO John Barbour for his highlight of 2012 and he says this: "The highlight of the year for me is the dozens of emails and letters we have received from parents, grandparents and teachers telling us about the life changing ...
Metrology system maker Evergreen Enhancement Inc of Canton, MA, USA says that it is offering semiconductor manufacturers an opportunity to sample a variety of characteristics of its products for free. “For a limited time, ...
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LeapFrog is the fastest-growing top ten toy manufacturer in the UK, according to full-year 2012 NPD data. The company says it grew by 26 per cent last year, when it became the eighth biggest toy manufacturer in the UK. The LeapPad kids' ...
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LEGO Friends, Turtles and Skylanders Giants among the top toys this year. This year's finest toys and games have been unveiled at the "Oscars" of the toy industry, the Toy of the Year Awards. The 13th annual awards ceremony kicked ...
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The Mazda3 has made a strong start to its title defence as Australia’s top-selling car in 2013 as sales of new vehicles got off to a flying start in January. Official VFACTS data released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive ...
The 2012 Toy Industry Awards winners have been revealed. The awards ceremony took place at London Olympia's West Hall last night, organised by the British Toy & Hobby Association and the Toy Retailers Association. TOY RETAILER OF THE ...
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The fact that certain kids’ tablets don’t contribute to toy industry sales is “complete lunacy”, says the firm behind Kurio. Retail sales tracker NPD currently classifies the VTech InnoTab and LeapFrog LeapPad ...
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LeapFrog has announced a new programme which will allow external developers to develop software for its educational toys,including the LeapPad2 and LeapsterGS systems. Software will be sold via LeapFrog's App Center. The move means that ...
The bumper ToyNews February trade show special edition is now available to read online and on your iPad - and it's jam-packed with exclusive content. The team has gone all out to ensure that the 228-page issue includes a strong mix of ...
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My three-year-old niece has an iPad. Ok, so it’s the family iPad, but she uses it frequently. As do her parents and her 12-year-old brother. Although they like the idea of kids’ tablets, for whatever reason her parents ...
Surprise acquisitions,top level exec changes,retail casualties and the London 2012 effect,the continued dominance of LEGO and Moshi Monsters in-store–not to mention some eye-watering charity challenges…the toy business has ...
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LeapFrog has appointed Sally Plumridge as its new international marketing director. Plumridge has a wealth of industry experience gained from senior management positions at Tomy Europe and Mattel. Most recently, she had been running her ...
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Mutualisation will be the future model of public sector services,Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has said. Speaking at Intellect's World-Class Public Services conference,he said digital delivery was important to the open public ...
The European Union is moving to build a high-performance computing industry to challenge U.S. dominance, but it doesn't want to play catch-up. It wants to leapfrog and it is seeing whether ARM Holdings technology can give it that edge. ...
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